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Documenta 14: Kassel

It is the first time since its inaguration in 1955 that documenta, one of the most prestigious exhibitions of contemporary art in the world, is split between two cities: its homeland in Kassel, Germany and Athens, Greece.

Aboubakar Fofana, ‘Fundi (Uprising)’ (2017). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Aboubakar Fofana, ‘Fundi (Uprising)’ (2017). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Aboubakar Fofana, ‘Fundi (Uprising)’ (2017). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Alvin Lucier, ‘Sound on Paper’ (1985). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Beau Dick, Twenty masks from the series ‘Undersea Kingdom’ (2016-17). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Beau Dick, Twenty masks from the series ‘Undersea Kingdom’ (2016-17). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Beau Dick, Twenty masks from the series ‘Undersea Kingdom’ (2016-17). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Beau Dick, Twenty masks from the series ‘Undersea Kingdom’ (2016-17). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Britta Marakatt-Labba, ‘Historja’ (2003-07). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Britta Marakatt-Labba, ‘Historja’ (2003-07). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Britta Marakatt-Labba, ‘Historja’ (2003-07). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Britta Marakatt-Labba, ‘Historja’ (2003-07). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Britta Marakatt-Labba, ‘Historja’ (2003-07). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
El Hadji Sy, ‘Disso—Concertation’ (2016). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
El Hadji Sy, ‘Disso—Concertation’ (2016). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
El Hadji Sy, ‘Disso—Concertation’ (2016). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Guillermo Galindo, ‘Fluchtzieleuropahavarieschallkörper’ (2017). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Guillermo Galindo, ‘Fluchtzieleuropahavarieschallkörper’ (2017). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Guillermo Galindo, ‘Fluchtzieleuropahavarieschallkörper’ (2017). documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Halle, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Miriam Cahn, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Miriam Cahn, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Miriam Cahn, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Miriam Cahn, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Sedje Hémon, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Stanley White, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Stanley White, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Stanley White, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.
Stanley White, documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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